Wouldn't it be nice, if the compiler allowed to assign a function to
onRemoveRow
and replace it by addEventListener(...)?
Cheers
Ralf.
On 10/6/07, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> That was easy, thanks Alex!
>
> BTW, I had to cast the target on the remove function to avoid an implicit
> coercion error:
>
> searchRows.removeChild(DisplayObject(e.target));
>
>
> Rob
>
>
>
> On 10/5/07, Alex Harui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > var newRow:SearchInputRow = new SearchInputRow();
> >
> > newRow.addEventListener("onRemoveRow", removeRow);
> >
> >
> > // add the new component to the VBox
> > searchRows.addChild(newRow);
> >
> >
> > private function removeRow(event:Event):void
> >
> > {
> >
> > searchRows.removeChild(event.target);
> >
> > }
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > *On Behalf Of *Robert Munn
> > *Sent:* Friday, October 05, 2007 12:17 PM
> > *To:* flexcoders
> > *Subject:* [flexcoders] adding an event listener to a dynamically added
> > component
> >
> >
> >
> > I have a search component that allows the user to add new search
> > criteria on the fly. The search criteria is contained in a custom component,
> > one row per criteria. The first row is defined like this:
> >
> > <c:SearchInputRow onCriteriaChange="doCriteriaChanged(event)"
> > removeButton="false"/>
> >
> > Rows can be added by clicking a button which dynamically adds a new
> > component like so:
> >
> > var newRow:SearchInputRow = new SearchInputRow();
> >
> > // add the new component to the VBox
> > searchRows.addChild(newRow);
> >
> >
> > The custom component has a button that can be used to remove any rows
> > after the first row. The button calls a function that dispatches a custom
> > event called onRowRemove
> >
> > private function doRemoveRow():void{
> > var e:Event = new Event("onRemoveRow",true);
> > trace(e);
> > dispatchEvent(e);
> >
> > }
> >
> > <mx:Metadata>
> > [Event(name="onRemoveRow")]
> > </mx:Metadata>
> >
> > The event fires, but my dynamically added rows never see it because they
> > are not listening for it. How can I add an event listener for this custom
> > event to my dynamically created components?
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > --
> > ---------------
> > Robert Munn
> > www.emergentpath.com
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> ---------------
> Robert Munn
> www.emergentpath.com
>
>
>
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Ralf Bokelberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Flex & Flash Consultant based in Cologne/Germany
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